Janet Shvetz

GLASTONBURY - Janet Kuszai Shvetz, 66, beloved wife of Mark Shvetz, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Hartford Hospital.

She was born Oct. 15, 1948, in Manchester, daughter of the late Julius and Jane (Peckham) Kuszai. As a lifelong resident of Glastonbury, she had a wonderful childhood and made sure that her three boys did, too. Janet graduated from Glastonbury High School in 1966, and went on to study at Central Connecticut State University. She also completed hair dressing school and opened her own salon in town. When she found out she was going to be a mother, she sold her business to devote her life to her children. She was always there for them whether they liked it or not. She took them on countless trips to Hershey Park, Disney World, Las Vegas, Nev., and even across the country for an entire summer. She made sure that they had the best of everything and was always very proud of them. Mom loved holidays, especially Christmas, when the entire family could be together. She will be greatly missed by everyone whose lives she touched.

Besides her husband she is survived by three sons, David J. Shvetz and his wife, Julie, of Colchester, Justin E. Shvetz, of Glastonbury, Todd A. Shvetz, of Newington and his girlfriend, Dana Saccomano, of Manchester; two sisters and their husbands, Deborah and Richard Kowalsky, of Glastonbury, Ada and Robert Thistle, of Johnston, R.I.; her first granddaughter, Meadow Jane Shvetz, of Colchester; a sister-in-law, Susan Pedersen and her husband, Robert, of Ivoryton; her nieces and nephews, Richard and Jason Kowalsky, Heather Herring, Daniel Thistle and Kiersten Pedersen; and her best friend, Mary Bliss, of Wethersfield.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 2, at 1 p.m. in the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. Friends and family may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St., Rocky Hill, CT. 06067. For online condolences please visit

www. mulryanfh.com